Nortasha Jackson says she is finally starting to feel a sense of relief. Last November, the 49-year-old woman was arrested and jailed for failing to pay an $85 trash collection bill to the city of Valley, Alabama, that was three months overdue – even after …
ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Erin Argueta, senior lead attorney for the SPLC’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI), in response to the Biden administration’s proposed rule that would make …
Numerous respected experts, advocates and politicians across the political spectrum attended the summit. The IRF’s speaker and sponsor roster also featured more than a dozen individuals or groups with ties to anti-LGBTQ hate and extremism. For Family …
When the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Liz Vinson started documenting immigrant justice issues as part of the organization’s editorial team, she knew she had found a subject that drew on her passion to lift up those in need. This week, her dedication to …
The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit that ended earlier this month in Washington, D.C., has been praised for bringing together a diverse, seemingly incompatible group of politicians, activists and dignitaries in furtherance of a common goal: …
Jones started simulcasting his Infowars show through Fuentes’s Cozy.TV streaming service in February 2022, suggesting that he ultimately ignored Weaver’s warning. Prior to announcing his public-facing relationship with Fuentes, the two men helped Trump …
ATLANTA — The Cobb County School District will revise their policies and procedures for special education services after a five-year-old student diagnosed with Down Syndrome and a chronic feeding disorder was denied services, the Georgia Department of …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) launched a new brand identity that builds on its legacy of fighting in the courts for justice and charts its course as a catalyst for people-powered, transformative change in the South and …
MPD’s IB routinely focused on anti-racist and antifascist protesters during former President Donald Trump’s tenure, according to a cache of 26,000 leaked MPD emails dated from May 2011 to December 2017. The IB monitors demonstrations in Washington, D.C. …
SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang said the organization “will embrace, more fully than ever, our charge to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond.” (Credit: Sydney Foster) I am delighted to share that the Southern Poverty Law Center …
For #BlackHistoryMonth 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center is highlighting the liberation, creativity, resilience and intersecting identities of Black people. Magic Johnson | Trude Lamb | Patricio Manuel | Oscar Robertson | Jason Wright In Sports …
When a series of devastating tornadoes hit Alabama last month, Tafeni English-Relf had been director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new state office for just five weeks. With space not yet chosen for the new operation, she was still shuttling between …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement from Tafeni English-Relf, director of the Alabama State Office and the Civil Rights Memorial Center, in response to the American Bar Association’s passage of …
EATONVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Town Council of Eatonville, Florida, voted against land use changes that would clear the way for the development of the historic Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School Property (Hungerford Property), a move …
Residents of one of the oldest historically Black towns in the U.S. won an important victory yesterday when the town council voted against a rezoning effort that would have cleared the way for a massive redevelopment of a historic site that could have …
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) named Tafeni English-Relf as the first director of its Alabama State Office (ALSO). This office will focus on local concerns, specifically in rural communities. “Growing up in rural Alabama, I …
Tate, whom Romanian authorities detained over charges of organized crime, rape and human trafficking in 2022, has on multiple occasions appeared on Infowars as a guest, despite repeatedly making statements endorsing violence against women. Jones has …
For Tafeni English-Relf, the gathering in Talladega, Alabama, today was a trip back home to the red clay hills and quiet streets of her youth in the nearby town of Lincoln. It was also the first step on a path forward as she was announced as the first …
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is proud to officially introduce Tafeni English-Relf as the first director of its Alabama State Office on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Following in the footsteps of SPLC’s first state …
ATLANTA – U.S. government officials expressed racist attitudes toward Black migrants, treated their deportation as sport, and dismissed reports of abuse, internal documents obtained by advocacy and activist groups through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA …
